Vol. 12, No. 2, University of Judaism News, 1960

Unique Meeting of 34 Synagogue Boards Held for University ... SEEBACK PAGE
U N I V E R S I T Y OF J U D A I S M
west coast branch of the Jewish theological seminary of america
6525 sunset Blvd., los angeles 28, California, HOIIywood 3-1161
N E W S
January, 1960
Volume 12, No. 2
LOOKING FORWARD to Dr. Fink-elstein's
visit are Justin G. Turner,
chairman of the hoard of governors,
and Milton Sperling, chairman of the
hoard of overseers.
DR. LOUIS FINKELSTEIN TO SPEAK
AT FEB. 14 FOUNDERS DAY DINNER
Dr. Louis Finkelstein, Chancellor of the Jewish Theological
Seminary of America, will soon have his first opportunity to visit
its new West Coast building — the University's ten-story home at
6525 Sunset Blvd.
He is making one of his rare trips to Los Angeles to appear as
guest speaker at our 12th annual Founders Day Dinner. It will be
held Sunday, Feb. 14, in the Beverly Hilton Hotel and celebrate
the culmination of the University's current campaign on behalf of
its educational, cultural and religious facilities.
Recognized by many as one of America's foremost Jewish leaders,
Dr. Finkelstein was advisor on Judaism to Pres. Franklin D.
Roosevelt and heard by millions on TV when he delivered an
inspiring prayer during Pres. Eisenhower's second inauguration. LOUIS FINKELSTEIN
DR. GREENBERG TO
MANILA FOR UNESCO
Dr. Simon Greenberg, president of
the University, was due back Jan. 15
from Manila, where he was the sole
speaker on Judaism selected by
UNESCO for its Jan. 2-8 world-wide
interfaith conference of scholars and
theologians. Other speakers, each
representing a different religion, came
from Europe, Asia and Africa.
Aim of the inter-religious confer-ence,
first ever held in the Far East,
was to help consolidate world peace
through better mutual appreciation of
the cultural and religious values of
the Oriental and Occidental countries.
The conference was sponsored by
UNESCO (United Nations Educa-tional,
Scientific and Cultural Or-ganization)
in cooperation with Pax
Romana, the International Catholic
Movement.
(Portion.'! of Dr. Greenberg's talk
arc reprinted inside.)
He is the founder and president of
the Conference of Science, Philoso-phy
and Religion and the Institute
of Religious and Social Studies, and
is one of the few religious leaders to
be the subject of a Time Magazine
cover feature.
Cultural Projects
Campaign proceeds will be used to
sustain the life of the University and
support such projects as an enlarged
library, public lecture series, Jewish
Museum, musical and drama events,
art exhibits, and the sponsorship of
cultural programs on television and
radio.
Campaign Leaders
Matthew Herman is overall chair-man
of the University campaign,
while committee chairmen include
Isadore Familian and Isadore Levine,
patrons; Arthur N. Whizin, fellow-ship;
Benjamin Seewack, synagogues,
and Hyman Kaplan, who is enlisting
sponsors among the University's
board members.
SPRING TERM OPENS MON.. FEB. 1;
ENROLL FOR CLASSES JAN. 25-28
DEDICATE UNIV. CLASSROOMS NAMED IN HONOR
OF BROWN, FRIEDMAN, LEVINE AND PENNISH
Impressive ceremonies held Dec. 13 at the University officially dedi-cated
four rooms made possible by
long-time school supporters - • the
Emil and Anna Brown Room of the
Arts and three classrooms named
after Harry and Olga Friedman, the
Hyman and Emma Levine Family
and Lewis and Trudy Pennish.
Dr. Simon Greenberg, University
president, made the major address;
Justin C. Turner was program chair-man,
and the program featured a
musical interlude by the Cantors As-sembly
Ensemble. Rabbis participat-ing
in the ceremonies included Dr.
Israel Chodos, Dr. David Lieber, Ja-cob
Pressman, Max Vorspan
and
Chaim Weinstein.
In his talk at the reception which
preceded the dedication, Dr. Green-berg
pointed out that the rooms per-petuate
the names of four major
benefactors, and their wives.
Lewis Pennish is chairman of the
executive committee, of which Harry
Friedman is a key member, while
Emil Brown, who passed away in
1958, was a charter member and
honorary treasurer, and Hyman Le-vine,
who died last July, was a strong
supporter of the school for many
years as well as the father of Sidney
and Isadore Levine, now treasurer.
FULL LIST OF
UNIVERSITY COURSES
covering both morning
and evening classes
APPEARS INSIDE ON
TWO MIDDLE PAGES
DR. DAVID ARONSON
IS NOW WITH UNIV.
Dr. David Aronson, past president
of the Rabbinical Assembly of Amer-ica,
has been ap-pointed
Associate
Professor at the
University.
Beginning Feb.
1, ho will initiate
a G r a d u a t e
School course
Monday morn-ings
from 11:30
to 1 on contemp-o
r a r y J e w i s h
problems in the light of rabbinic
thought, using the Midrash Tanhuma
as the basic text.
Dr. Aronson, who was ordained at
the Seminary, is now residing in Los
Angeles after serving as spiritual
leader of Beth El Synagogue in Min-neapolis
for 35 years and is now its
Rabbi Emeritus.
He was also the city's first clergy-man
to be awarded its Distinguished
Citizen Citation, and is the author of
"The Jewish Way of Life" and a
number of scholarly articles.
"To absorb the wisdom of the To-rah,
the drama of Jewish history, the
educational and cultural aspects of
Jewish life."
This is the overall goal of the thou-sands
of students who have attended
the University since it was founded
in 1947 and of the more than 1,000
expected to register for the Spring
term, according to Dr. Samuel Dinin,
dean.
Enrollment will take place Monday
and Wednesday, Jan. 25 and 27, from
7 to 10 p.m., and Tuesday and Thurs-day,
Jan. 26 and 28, from 9 to 11
a.m., and the Spring semester will
officially open Monday, Feb. 1.
Rabbi Max Vorspan, registrar, and
Ayola Reiss, associate registrar, said
that more than 80 classes will be
featured with a variety of "popular"
courses held each Monday and Wed-nesday
evening and Tuesday and
Thursday morning.
In addition, Benjamin Zemach's
dance and drama classes will be held
for beginners on Tuesday evenings
and for advanced students every
Thursday night.
As in recent years, many local or-ganizations
will again sponsor classes
for their members and the community
at both the University and extension
branches.
Also opening for a new term are
the Graduate School, with Dr. Jacob
Kohn as dean; the Teachers Institute,
with Dr. David Lieber as dean of stu-dents,
and the Institute of Jewish
Communal Service, with Louis Shub
as director.
Page 2 UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM NEWS January, 1960
Synagogue Leaders At Planning Session for University
The above montage, reprinted from the B'nai B'rith
Messenger, shows some of the spiritual and lay leaders
of Southland congregations who met Dec. 2nd in the
University to plan the unprecedented mass meeting of
34 synagogue boards of directors, held only 13 days later
on Dec. 17th (See back page.)
IN TOP ROW from left are Hal Liebson and Jack
Bloom of Valley Beth Sholem, Irving Munch and Nathan
Volk of the Valley Jewish Community Center, Victor
Horwitz of Sun Valley's Beth Israel, and Rabbi Aaron
Tofield and Fred Fine of Anaheim's Beth Emet.
SECOND ROW from top finds Cy Lechtman of
Citrus Valley Jewish Center, J. M. Kelber and Rabbi
Samuel Rubin of Ontario Jewish Community Center,
Rabbi Harry Levenberg of Huntington Park Hebrew
Congregation, Alex Abramson and Rabbi Henry E. Kraus
of Gardena's Southwest Temple Beth Torah, Robert
Rockoff of West Los Angeles Synagogue Center, and
Walter Kende of B'nai Israel Conservative Congregation.
IN NEXT ROW are David Orshoff, Irving Frank and
Rabbi Eugene Gottesman of Montebello Jewish Educa-tional
Center, Dr. Samuel Dinin, University dean; Rabbi
Franklin Cohn of Beth Zion-Kadimah Temple, Earl
Wolf of B'nai Israel, Harry Balonick of Montebello, and
Morris Sherman of Burbank Jewish Community Center.
BOTTOM ROW includes Nate Kaminsky, Norman
Nehman and Oscar Vanatek of Venice's Mishkon
Tephilo Congregation; Dr. Robert Coblens and Rabbi
Frederic Kazen of Van Nuys' Ner Tamid, Rabbi A.
Yisroel Klein and Harry Propas of Valley Beth Israel,
and Ely Elias of Sinai Temple. (Space limitations pre-vent
us from listing full titles.)
SEEK HISTORY OF L. A. JEWRY
Rabbi Max Vorspan, University
registrar, is also research director for
a. history of Los Angeles Jewry and
he will appreciate information on any
material—documents, paintings, photo-graphs,
diaries, old newspapers, etc.
— to help further the project. If you
have or know of such material, please
call Rabbi Vorspan at HO. 3-1161.
SYNAGOGUE PRESIDENTS ALL, the above men lead some of the 34 congregations represented at the Dec.
17th mass hoard meeting in the University. From left are Dr. Ben Goldman of Sinai Temple in Long Beach,
Lester Volchok of Rodef Shalom Temple, Richard Moss of Reseda's Temple Beth Ami, Samuel Bohrer of the
Wliitticr Jewish Community Center, Matthew Berman of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, Norman Nehman of
Venice's Mishkon Tephilo, Fred Fine of Anaheim's Beth Emet, Benjamin Seewack of Hollywood Temple Beth
El, Ben Goland of the Alhamhra Synagogue Center, Morris Simmon of Menorah Temple, Ben ]. Lax of the
Valley Jewish Community Center and Jack Bloom of Valley Beth Sholem.
JOIN NOW
and enjoy all these famed
health-building facilities
at the
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ATHLETIC
CLUB
AT NEW LOW RATES
MEN
Pool
Steam Room
Gym
Handball
Squash
Massage
Conditioning
Body Building
WOMEN
Pool
Rock Steam
Gym
Calisthenics
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Conditioning
Massage
Weight Control
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January, 1960 UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM NEWS Page 3
MRS. MAURICE TURNER, board
vice-chairman, with Sot// Rubin, de-velopment
director.
DR. SIMON GREEN BERG (right) and Raymond Sandier (center) (live
rapt attention to ideas of Ben J. Lax, public relations chairman for the
University. (All photo* on this pane were taken Oct. 14 at the board
of directors' dinner meeting in the Beverly Hilton.)
RELIGIOUS PROBLEMS ANALYZED BY DR. GREENBERG
AT UNESCO'S INTERFAITH CONFERENCE IN MANILA
"The main problem facing religious traditions in their relations
to one another is that of conceding status and recognition to each
other."
So said Dr. Simon Greenberg, University president, in his talk
at the UNESCO world-wide religious conference in Manila earlier
this month.
In his address to fellow scholars
and theologians from all parts of the
globe, Dr. Greenberg stated that tin-problem
of the relationship of one
religious tradition to another is, in
essence, the same as that between
nations — namely the use of power
by the strong to overawe, suppress
or exploit the less powerful.
"A religious tradition which does
not rule out this use of power for its
own aggrandizement is one which
must look to its own soul," he stress-ed.
The noted educator added that "no
religious tradition has escaped un-scathed
by the revolutionary events of
the last half century. All alike art-faced
by the challenge to prove that
their overriding goals cannot be de-tached
from their specific theological
and behavioristic components.
"Only gradually," he pointed out,
"does there seem to be developing a
new appreciation of the truth which
every historic tradition recognized
centuries ago; namely that ethical
goals divorced from theological con-victions
and from patterns of daily
life are little more than ineffective
ethereal abstractions."
Many of the conference delegates
represented heavily populated under-developed
countries that are likely
subjects for programs of population
control and, earlier, Dr. Greenberg
had said that he would see no objec-tion
to governmental and religious
bodies distributing information on
birth control, but warned that "it
should not be done indiscriminately."
ASSOCIATE treasurer Maiiry Leibo-vitz
(right) is not delivering financial
report to the Joseph Glasbands.
MOURN PASSING OF
GEORGE FAMILIAN
The sudden
passing of Mr.
George Famil-i
a n , 54, on
Dec. 12, is
marked with
SI deep sorrow
by the Uni-versity's
board
of overseers.
A long-time
supporter of
th< University, he was a charter
member of the Patrons Society, of
which his brother, Isadore, is co-chairman,
and with his brother
sponsored a Rabbinical Scholar-ship
at the Jewish Theological
Seminary in memory of their
father, Mr. David Familian.
MRS. MILDRED ALLENBERG
(left), also board vice-chairman, with
the Charles Krotvns.
DR. JACOB KOHN (right), beloved
Dean of the Graduate School, .raises
point with Sol Andrews.
UNIV. NOW PREPARING
BLOCK MUSIC FESTIVAL
The University will soon sponsor a
Bloch Music Festival in memory of
tlie late great composer, Ernest Bloch,
who died last year.
Edward Robbins, music committee
chairman, said that the festival will
comprise three concerts — two in the
University at 8 p.m. March 26 and
March 30, and a larger public event
Sunday night, April 3, in the Wilshire
Ebell Theatre.
Maurice Goldman, the University's
music director, will also direct the
trio of performances, each to feature
different aspects of Bloch's music,
including the West Coast premiere of
his recent compositions. The festival
will culminate with several works
featuring a string symphony and a
performance of Bloch's Sacred Service
for large chorus and soloist.
Violinist Eudice Shapiro, cellist
Cahor Rejto, violist Milton Thomas
and other distinguished artists will
play at the festival, held on the 80th
anniversary of Bloch's birth, and a
sponsoring committee which will in-clude
the great names of the music
world is now being formed.
More details will be announced in
the near future.
INBAL DANCERS VISIT UNIV.
An after-theatre reception for
members of the famed Inbal dance
troupe from Israel was held in the
University during their recent book-ing
in Los Angeles.
Heading the reception committee
were Mrs. Samuel P. Shapiro, theatre
arts chairman; Edward Robbins, mu-sic
chairman; Benjamin Zeniach,
dance and drama director, and Mau-rice
Goldman, music director.
UNIV. LIBRARY GROWS
Literary gifts from organizations
and individuals has doubled the num-ber
of volumes on the University's
shelves during the past two years,
according to a recent report from li-brarian
Louis Shnb.
We now have approximately 20,000
books, exclusive of bound and un-bound
periodicals, which would add
1,000 more volumes.
The school library is now one of
the most popular in Los Angeles for
scholars and students who seek in-formation
in almost every field of
Jewish knowledge.
REFLECTING serious discussion of board problems are Maurice Turner,
Charles Brown, Harry Friedman and John Biren.
UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM NEWS
OJV-STAGE "MIKE" (above) brings
brings messages to the combined
boards of directors from Benjamin
Seewack (left), chairman of the Uni-versity's
synagogue campaign, while
in next photo (from left) are Arthur
N. Whizin, Fellowship chairman;
Lewis E. Pennish, executive commit-tee
chairman, and Matthew Berman,
overall chairman of the University's
current campaign.
O
A7' LEFT, roster of congregations
represented is studied by secretary
Miriam Lang and Stephen M. Singer,
Pacific Southwest regional president
'>( the United Synagogue of America.
RABBINICAL GET-TOGETHER photographed before start of historic
meeting found among early arrivals (from left) Rabbis Joseph Wagner,
Henry Kraus, Samuel Rubin, Irving Klevens, Max Vorspan, Samuel Sachs,
David Daw, Simon Greenbcrg, Charles Steckel, Leon Rosenberg, Sidney
Gutlunan, Israel Cliodos and Yfvroe/ Klein.
SYNAGOGUES BACK UNIV. CAMPAIGN
AFTER HISTORIC MASS BOARD MEET
An extensive campaign on behalf of the University of Judaism is
now taking place among 36 synagogues in the Southland area and
ten others from San Diego to Bakersfield and from the Pacific
Ocean to Arizona and Nevada.
Unanimous approval of the University campaign was voiced
Dec. 17 by more than 400 participants in an historic meeting in the
school auditorium, where the boards of directors from 34 congre-gations
met simultaneously at as many separate table to plan
individual synagogue campaigns and quotas toward maintenance
and expansion of the academic center.
Benjamin Seewack, chairman of the University's synagogue cam-paign,
noted that the unprecedented mass board meeting was first
planned only 13 days earlier. The huge success of the difficult or-ganizational
job involved, he pointed out, reflected credit on the
synagogue boards of directors for their precedent-shattering col-lective
efforts on behalf of Judaism and Jewish learning.
Quotas totalling almost $150,000 were accepted by the congre-gational
boards present, and all the synagogues are expected to be
represented at the University's 12th annual Founders Day Dinner,
to be held Sunday, Feb. 14, in the Beverly Hilton.
(More Photos of Syiuiguguv Leaders on Page Two)
UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM
6525 SUNSET BOULEVARD
LOS ANGELES 28, CALIF.
HAVE YOU MADE YOUR RESERVATIONS FOR
THE FOUNDERS DAY DINNER FEB. 14?

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Unique Meeting of 34 Synagogue Boards Held for University ... SEEBACK PAGE
U N I V E R S I T Y OF J U D A I S M
west coast branch of the Jewish theological seminary of america
6525 sunset Blvd., los angeles 28, California, HOIIywood 3-1161
N E W S
January, 1960
Volume 12, No. 2
LOOKING FORWARD to Dr. Fink-elstein's
visit are Justin G. Turner,
chairman of the hoard of governors,
and Milton Sperling, chairman of the
hoard of overseers.
DR. LOUIS FINKELSTEIN TO SPEAK
AT FEB. 14 FOUNDERS DAY DINNER
Dr. Louis Finkelstein, Chancellor of the Jewish Theological
Seminary of America, will soon have his first opportunity to visit
its new West Coast building — the University's ten-story home at
6525 Sunset Blvd.
He is making one of his rare trips to Los Angeles to appear as
guest speaker at our 12th annual Founders Day Dinner. It will be
held Sunday, Feb. 14, in the Beverly Hilton Hotel and celebrate
the culmination of the University's current campaign on behalf of
its educational, cultural and religious facilities.
Recognized by many as one of America's foremost Jewish leaders,
Dr. Finkelstein was advisor on Judaism to Pres. Franklin D.
Roosevelt and heard by millions on TV when he delivered an
inspiring prayer during Pres. Eisenhower's second inauguration. LOUIS FINKELSTEIN
DR. GREENBERG TO
MANILA FOR UNESCO
Dr. Simon Greenberg, president of
the University, was due back Jan. 15
from Manila, where he was the sole
speaker on Judaism selected by
UNESCO for its Jan. 2-8 world-wide
interfaith conference of scholars and
theologians. Other speakers, each
representing a different religion, came
from Europe, Asia and Africa.
Aim of the inter-religious confer-ence,
first ever held in the Far East,
was to help consolidate world peace
through better mutual appreciation of
the cultural and religious values of
the Oriental and Occidental countries.
The conference was sponsored by
UNESCO (United Nations Educa-tional,
Scientific and Cultural Or-ganization)
in cooperation with Pax
Romana, the International Catholic
Movement.
(Portion.'! of Dr. Greenberg's talk
arc reprinted inside.)
He is the founder and president of
the Conference of Science, Philoso-phy
and Religion and the Institute
of Religious and Social Studies, and
is one of the few religious leaders to
be the subject of a Time Magazine
cover feature.
Cultural Projects
Campaign proceeds will be used to
sustain the life of the University and
support such projects as an enlarged
library, public lecture series, Jewish
Museum, musical and drama events,
art exhibits, and the sponsorship of
cultural programs on television and
radio.
Campaign Leaders
Matthew Herman is overall chair-man
of the University campaign,
while committee chairmen include
Isadore Familian and Isadore Levine,
patrons; Arthur N. Whizin, fellow-ship;
Benjamin Seewack, synagogues,
and Hyman Kaplan, who is enlisting
sponsors among the University's
board members.
SPRING TERM OPENS MON.. FEB. 1;
ENROLL FOR CLASSES JAN. 25-28
DEDICATE UNIV. CLASSROOMS NAMED IN HONOR
OF BROWN, FRIEDMAN, LEVINE AND PENNISH
Impressive ceremonies held Dec. 13 at the University officially dedi-cated
four rooms made possible by
long-time school supporters - • the
Emil and Anna Brown Room of the
Arts and three classrooms named
after Harry and Olga Friedman, the
Hyman and Emma Levine Family
and Lewis and Trudy Pennish.
Dr. Simon Greenberg, University
president, made the major address;
Justin C. Turner was program chair-man,
and the program featured a
musical interlude by the Cantors As-sembly
Ensemble. Rabbis participat-ing
in the ceremonies included Dr.
Israel Chodos, Dr. David Lieber, Ja-cob
Pressman, Max Vorspan
and
Chaim Weinstein.
In his talk at the reception which
preceded the dedication, Dr. Green-berg
pointed out that the rooms per-petuate
the names of four major
benefactors, and their wives.
Lewis Pennish is chairman of the
executive committee, of which Harry
Friedman is a key member, while
Emil Brown, who passed away in
1958, was a charter member and
honorary treasurer, and Hyman Le-vine,
who died last July, was a strong
supporter of the school for many
years as well as the father of Sidney
and Isadore Levine, now treasurer.
FULL LIST OF
UNIVERSITY COURSES
covering both morning
and evening classes
APPEARS INSIDE ON
TWO MIDDLE PAGES
DR. DAVID ARONSON
IS NOW WITH UNIV.
Dr. David Aronson, past president
of the Rabbinical Assembly of Amer-ica,
has been ap-pointed
Associate
Professor at the
University.
Beginning Feb.
1, ho will initiate
a G r a d u a t e
School course
Monday morn-ings
from 11:30
to 1 on contemp-o
r a r y J e w i s h
problems in the light of rabbinic
thought, using the Midrash Tanhuma
as the basic text.
Dr. Aronson, who was ordained at
the Seminary, is now residing in Los
Angeles after serving as spiritual
leader of Beth El Synagogue in Min-neapolis
for 35 years and is now its
Rabbi Emeritus.
He was also the city's first clergy-man
to be awarded its Distinguished
Citizen Citation, and is the author of
"The Jewish Way of Life" and a
number of scholarly articles.
"To absorb the wisdom of the To-rah,
the drama of Jewish history, the
educational and cultural aspects of
Jewish life."
This is the overall goal of the thou-sands
of students who have attended
the University since it was founded
in 1947 and of the more than 1,000
expected to register for the Spring
term, according to Dr. Samuel Dinin,
dean.
Enrollment will take place Monday
and Wednesday, Jan. 25 and 27, from
7 to 10 p.m., and Tuesday and Thurs-day,
Jan. 26 and 28, from 9 to 11
a.m., and the Spring semester will
officially open Monday, Feb. 1.
Rabbi Max Vorspan, registrar, and
Ayola Reiss, associate registrar, said
that more than 80 classes will be
featured with a variety of "popular"
courses held each Monday and Wed-nesday
evening and Tuesday and
Thursday morning.
In addition, Benjamin Zemach's
dance and drama classes will be held
for beginners on Tuesday evenings
and for advanced students every
Thursday night.
As in recent years, many local or-ganizations
will again sponsor classes
for their members and the community
at both the University and extension
branches.
Also opening for a new term are
the Graduate School, with Dr. Jacob
Kohn as dean; the Teachers Institute,
with Dr. David Lieber as dean of stu-dents,
and the Institute of Jewish
Communal Service, with Louis Shub
as director.
Page 2 UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM NEWS January, 1960
Synagogue Leaders At Planning Session for University
The above montage, reprinted from the B'nai B'rith
Messenger, shows some of the spiritual and lay leaders
of Southland congregations who met Dec. 2nd in the
University to plan the unprecedented mass meeting of
34 synagogue boards of directors, held only 13 days later
on Dec. 17th (See back page.)
IN TOP ROW from left are Hal Liebson and Jack
Bloom of Valley Beth Sholem, Irving Munch and Nathan
Volk of the Valley Jewish Community Center, Victor
Horwitz of Sun Valley's Beth Israel, and Rabbi Aaron
Tofield and Fred Fine of Anaheim's Beth Emet.
SECOND ROW from top finds Cy Lechtman of
Citrus Valley Jewish Center, J. M. Kelber and Rabbi
Samuel Rubin of Ontario Jewish Community Center,
Rabbi Harry Levenberg of Huntington Park Hebrew
Congregation, Alex Abramson and Rabbi Henry E. Kraus
of Gardena's Southwest Temple Beth Torah, Robert
Rockoff of West Los Angeles Synagogue Center, and
Walter Kende of B'nai Israel Conservative Congregation.
IN NEXT ROW are David Orshoff, Irving Frank and
Rabbi Eugene Gottesman of Montebello Jewish Educa-tional
Center, Dr. Samuel Dinin, University dean; Rabbi
Franklin Cohn of Beth Zion-Kadimah Temple, Earl
Wolf of B'nai Israel, Harry Balonick of Montebello, and
Morris Sherman of Burbank Jewish Community Center.
BOTTOM ROW includes Nate Kaminsky, Norman
Nehman and Oscar Vanatek of Venice's Mishkon
Tephilo Congregation; Dr. Robert Coblens and Rabbi
Frederic Kazen of Van Nuys' Ner Tamid, Rabbi A.
Yisroel Klein and Harry Propas of Valley Beth Israel,
and Ely Elias of Sinai Temple. (Space limitations pre-vent
us from listing full titles.)
SEEK HISTORY OF L. A. JEWRY
Rabbi Max Vorspan, University
registrar, is also research director for
a. history of Los Angeles Jewry and
he will appreciate information on any
material—documents, paintings, photo-graphs,
diaries, old newspapers, etc.
— to help further the project. If you
have or know of such material, please
call Rabbi Vorspan at HO. 3-1161.
SYNAGOGUE PRESIDENTS ALL, the above men lead some of the 34 congregations represented at the Dec.
17th mass hoard meeting in the University. From left are Dr. Ben Goldman of Sinai Temple in Long Beach,
Lester Volchok of Rodef Shalom Temple, Richard Moss of Reseda's Temple Beth Ami, Samuel Bohrer of the
Wliitticr Jewish Community Center, Matthew Berman of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, Norman Nehman of
Venice's Mishkon Tephilo, Fred Fine of Anaheim's Beth Emet, Benjamin Seewack of Hollywood Temple Beth
El, Ben Goland of the Alhamhra Synagogue Center, Morris Simmon of Menorah Temple, Ben ]. Lax of the
Valley Jewish Community Center and Jack Bloom of Valley Beth Sholem.
JOIN NOW
and enjoy all these famed
health-building facilities
at the
UNIV. OF JUDAISM'S
ATHLETIC
CLUB
AT NEW LOW RATES
MEN
Pool
Steam Room
Gym
Handball
Squash
Massage
Conditioning
Body Building
WOMEN
Pool
Rock Steam
Gym
Calisthenics
Posture
Conditioning
Massage
Weight Control
EXCLUSIVE FAMILY PLAN
Wives and Children
Entitled to Privileges
WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE
For Information Call HO. 3-1161
•
January, 1960 UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM NEWS Page 3
MRS. MAURICE TURNER, board
vice-chairman, with Sot// Rubin, de-velopment
director.
DR. SIMON GREEN BERG (right) and Raymond Sandier (center) (live
rapt attention to ideas of Ben J. Lax, public relations chairman for the
University. (All photo* on this pane were taken Oct. 14 at the board
of directors' dinner meeting in the Beverly Hilton.)
RELIGIOUS PROBLEMS ANALYZED BY DR. GREENBERG
AT UNESCO'S INTERFAITH CONFERENCE IN MANILA
"The main problem facing religious traditions in their relations
to one another is that of conceding status and recognition to each
other."
So said Dr. Simon Greenberg, University president, in his talk
at the UNESCO world-wide religious conference in Manila earlier
this month.
In his address to fellow scholars
and theologians from all parts of the
globe, Dr. Greenberg stated that tin-problem
of the relationship of one
religious tradition to another is, in
essence, the same as that between
nations — namely the use of power
by the strong to overawe, suppress
or exploit the less powerful.
"A religious tradition which does
not rule out this use of power for its
own aggrandizement is one which
must look to its own soul," he stress-ed.
The noted educator added that "no
religious tradition has escaped un-scathed
by the revolutionary events of
the last half century. All alike art-faced
by the challenge to prove that
their overriding goals cannot be de-tached
from their specific theological
and behavioristic components.
"Only gradually," he pointed out,
"does there seem to be developing a
new appreciation of the truth which
every historic tradition recognized
centuries ago; namely that ethical
goals divorced from theological con-victions
and from patterns of daily
life are little more than ineffective
ethereal abstractions."
Many of the conference delegates
represented heavily populated under-developed
countries that are likely
subjects for programs of population
control and, earlier, Dr. Greenberg
had said that he would see no objec-tion
to governmental and religious
bodies distributing information on
birth control, but warned that "it
should not be done indiscriminately."
ASSOCIATE treasurer Maiiry Leibo-vitz
(right) is not delivering financial
report to the Joseph Glasbands.
MOURN PASSING OF
GEORGE FAMILIAN
The sudden
passing of Mr.
George Famil-i
a n , 54, on
Dec. 12, is
marked with
SI deep sorrow
by the Uni-versity's
board
of overseers.
A long-time
supporter of
th< University, he was a charter
member of the Patrons Society, of
which his brother, Isadore, is co-chairman,
and with his brother
sponsored a Rabbinical Scholar-ship
at the Jewish Theological
Seminary in memory of their
father, Mr. David Familian.
MRS. MILDRED ALLENBERG
(left), also board vice-chairman, with
the Charles Krotvns.
DR. JACOB KOHN (right), beloved
Dean of the Graduate School, .raises
point with Sol Andrews.
UNIV. NOW PREPARING
BLOCK MUSIC FESTIVAL
The University will soon sponsor a
Bloch Music Festival in memory of
tlie late great composer, Ernest Bloch,
who died last year.
Edward Robbins, music committee
chairman, said that the festival will
comprise three concerts — two in the
University at 8 p.m. March 26 and
March 30, and a larger public event
Sunday night, April 3, in the Wilshire
Ebell Theatre.
Maurice Goldman, the University's
music director, will also direct the
trio of performances, each to feature
different aspects of Bloch's music,
including the West Coast premiere of
his recent compositions. The festival
will culminate with several works
featuring a string symphony and a
performance of Bloch's Sacred Service
for large chorus and soloist.
Violinist Eudice Shapiro, cellist
Cahor Rejto, violist Milton Thomas
and other distinguished artists will
play at the festival, held on the 80th
anniversary of Bloch's birth, and a
sponsoring committee which will in-clude
the great names of the music
world is now being formed.
More details will be announced in
the near future.
INBAL DANCERS VISIT UNIV.
An after-theatre reception for
members of the famed Inbal dance
troupe from Israel was held in the
University during their recent book-ing
in Los Angeles.
Heading the reception committee
were Mrs. Samuel P. Shapiro, theatre
arts chairman; Edward Robbins, mu-sic
chairman; Benjamin Zeniach,
dance and drama director, and Mau-rice
Goldman, music director.
UNIV. LIBRARY GROWS
Literary gifts from organizations
and individuals has doubled the num-ber
of volumes on the University's
shelves during the past two years,
according to a recent report from li-brarian
Louis Shnb.
We now have approximately 20,000
books, exclusive of bound and un-bound
periodicals, which would add
1,000 more volumes.
The school library is now one of
the most popular in Los Angeles for
scholars and students who seek in-formation
in almost every field of
Jewish knowledge.
REFLECTING serious discussion of board problems are Maurice Turner,
Charles Brown, Harry Friedman and John Biren.
UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM NEWS
OJV-STAGE "MIKE" (above) brings
brings messages to the combined
boards of directors from Benjamin
Seewack (left), chairman of the Uni-versity's
synagogue campaign, while
in next photo (from left) are Arthur
N. Whizin, Fellowship chairman;
Lewis E. Pennish, executive commit-tee
chairman, and Matthew Berman,
overall chairman of the University's
current campaign.
O
A7' LEFT, roster of congregations
represented is studied by secretary
Miriam Lang and Stephen M. Singer,
Pacific Southwest regional president
'>( the United Synagogue of America.
RABBINICAL GET-TOGETHER photographed before start of historic
meeting found among early arrivals (from left) Rabbis Joseph Wagner,
Henry Kraus, Samuel Rubin, Irving Klevens, Max Vorspan, Samuel Sachs,
David Daw, Simon Greenbcrg, Charles Steckel, Leon Rosenberg, Sidney
Gutlunan, Israel Cliodos and Yfvroe/ Klein.
SYNAGOGUES BACK UNIV. CAMPAIGN
AFTER HISTORIC MASS BOARD MEET
An extensive campaign on behalf of the University of Judaism is
now taking place among 36 synagogues in the Southland area and
ten others from San Diego to Bakersfield and from the Pacific
Ocean to Arizona and Nevada.
Unanimous approval of the University campaign was voiced
Dec. 17 by more than 400 participants in an historic meeting in the
school auditorium, where the boards of directors from 34 congre-gations
met simultaneously at as many separate table to plan
individual synagogue campaigns and quotas toward maintenance
and expansion of the academic center.
Benjamin Seewack, chairman of the University's synagogue cam-paign,
noted that the unprecedented mass board meeting was first
planned only 13 days earlier. The huge success of the difficult or-ganizational
job involved, he pointed out, reflected credit on the
synagogue boards of directors for their precedent-shattering col-lective
efforts on behalf of Judaism and Jewish learning.
Quotas totalling almost $150,000 were accepted by the congre-gational
boards present, and all the synagogues are expected to be
represented at the University's 12th annual Founders Day Dinner,
to be held Sunday, Feb. 14, in the Beverly Hilton.
(More Photos of Syiuiguguv Leaders on Page Two)
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